Students will:
1. Create a feed aggregator page in IGoogle or Google Reader.
2. Search for and subscribe to blogs, journals and other publications in their reader.
3. Understand how to use RSS feeds.
4. Develop a network of digital resources.
5. Create a social bookmarking account.
6. Learn how to tag, organize, search and share bookmarks.
7. Understand the positives and negatives of social networks.
Activities:
1. Introduce Rss Feeds
2. Introduce igoogle and google reader.
3. Demonstrate how to organize feeds and subscribe to them.
4. Students will setup a feed reader with feeds organized by assigned or agreed upon topics.
5. Students will setup a social bookmarking account.
6. Students will tag and organize bookmarks.
7. Students will share and access bookmarks within a network.
8. Students will take part in a culminating activity that requires accessing feeds and bookmarks.
9. Students will learn how to create an RSS feed from a search query.
10. Students will learn how to find organize and manage feed gadgets.
Creating a Personal Learning Network
Objectives:
Students will:
1. Create a feed aggregator page in IGoogle or Google Reader.
2. Search for and subscribe to blogs, journals and other publications in their reader.
3. Understand how to use RSS feeds.
4. Develop a network of digital resources.
5. Create a social bookmarking account.
6. Learn how to tag, organize, search and share bookmarks.
7. Understand the positives and negatives of social networks.
Activities:
1. Introduce Rss Feeds
2. Introduce igoogle and google reader.
3. Demonstrate how to organize feeds and subscribe to them.
4. Students will setup a feed reader with feeds organized by assigned or agreed upon topics.
5. Students will setup a social bookmarking account.
6. Students will tag and organize bookmarks.
7. Students will share and access bookmarks within a network.
8. Students will take part in a culminating activity that requires accessing feeds and bookmarks.
9. Students will learn how to create an RSS feed from a search query.
10. Students will learn how to find organize and manage feed gadgets.
Assessments:
1. Quiz
2. Project rubric.
Resources:
**www.google.com**
**www.delicious.com**
http://edunology.wikispaces.com/rssfeeds